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Eggs: Clean before you crack

After an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning, the Australian Food Safety Authority is advising consumers to clean eggs before cracking them open.

Food Safety Authority public health adviser Dr Donald Campbell said eggs should be washed under cold running water. Egg Producers Federation executive director Michael Brooks disagreed. Because the egg shell is porous, water can force bacteria inside the egg. He advises an egg be wiped with a damp cloth before breaking the eggshell.

Most of the 200 people reported ill as a result of food poisoning ate chocolate mousse or Caesar salad dressing made from raw eggs. Salmonella bacteria was found on the shells of eggs packaged in retail cartons or trays. Even though contaminated eggshells are not all that common, damp cloth cleaning seems an easy enough safeguard.

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